PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-1 Life expectancy: More than 3 months Hematopoietic: WBC at least 2,000/mm3 Lymphocyte count at least 800/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL ALT no greater than 4 times normal No hepatitis B or C Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No myocardial infarction within 6 months No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease Immunologic: HIV negative No autoimmune disease, e.g.: Systemic lupus erythematosus Multiple sclerosis Ankylosing spondylitis Responsive to skin antigens Other: No weight loss of greater than 20% in the last 6 months No active infection requiring antibiotics No active second malignancy except basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception